Archive · 19 Jul 2026
GVMC and Vuyyuru Win Clean Sweep Awards
The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) and Vuyyuru Municipality both won awards for being very clean.
The awards are called the Operation Clean Sweep Awards and were given by the state government.
The Chief Minister gave the awards to the commissioners of GVMC and Vuyyuru at a big event.
Both GVMC and Vuyyuru did a lot of cleaning and got help from many people.
The awards show that the government wants Andhra Pradesh to be clean and healthy.
GVMC won the Operation Clean Sweep Award for cities with a population between 3 lakh and 10 lakh.
Vuyyuru Municipality won in Category-I for populations between 20,000 and 50,000.
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu presented the awards at NTR Stadium Public Arena, Gudivada.
GVMC implemented the Operation Clean Sweep campaign in June with weekly cleanliness drives.
Both GVMC and Vuyyuru acknowledged the collective efforts of citizens, officials, and various organizations.
- Who
- Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) and Vuyyuru Municipality
- What
- Won the Operation Clean Sweep Award
- When
- Saturday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- NTR Stadium Public Arena, Gudivada
- Why
- For performance in cleanliness under the Swarna Andhra – Swachh Andhra programme
GVMC's Achievement
Vuyyuru's Achievement
Award Categories
GVMC's Achievement
GVMC won in the category for cities with a population between 3 lakh and 10 lakh.
Vuyyuru's Achievement
Vuyyuru Municipality won in Category-I for populations between 20,000 and 50,000.
Public Participation
GVMC's Achievement
GVMC encouraged active public participation and coordination among all departments.
Vuyyuru's Achievement
Vuyyuru acknowledged the active participation of citizens and public representatives.
- Award
- Operation Clean Sweep Award
- Programme
- Swarna Andhra – Swachh Andhra
- GVMC Population Category
- 3 lakh to 10 lakh
- Vuyyuru Population Category
- 20,000 to 50,000
- Award Presenter
- Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu
- GVMC Recipient
- GVMC Commissioner Ketan Garg
- Vuyyuru Recipient
- Vuyyuru Municipal Commissioner Manda Subhash Chandra Bose
- Event Location
- NTR Stadium Public Arena, Gudivada
- Campaign Month
- June
